In this extract from November’s Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight, Alastair Hannah takes a detailed look at CTA launches, different trading methodologies, strategies and markets traded, as well as providing an outlook for the rest of the year. CTA launches Fifty
ITG has added trading in India and Taiwan equities to the award-winning POSIT Alert crossing network. ITG now offers POSIT Alert in ten Asia Pacific markets, reflecting the ongoing demand for crossing tools in the region and reinforcing ITG’s global
Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, has fully implemented ISO 15022 messages for its Worldwide Fixed Income offering. The EDI service provides a comprehensive overview of the global fixed income market. It covers new corporate,
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has created five new options-based strategy performance benchmark indexes that focus on options as risk management and yield enhancing investment tools Index values for the new benchmarks, which are tied to the Russell 2000
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched its Data as a Service (DaaS) offering, the latest solution available through its centralised and dynamic data provisioning service. The newest offering from DTCC Data Products transforms the way data is
To date, most hedge fund strategies are up in November as previous trends in FX and commodities continue unabated. The renewed fall in commodity prices has triggered another leg down in energy stocks in November. As a result, the defensive
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched LME Aluminium Premiums, LME Steel Rebar and LME Steel Scrap, the first new contracts to be offered by the Exchange in more than five years. “Today’s announcement highlights the LME’s new approach to
In a globally volatile investment market, performance gains in the hedge fund industry helped push assets in the space to USD3.086 trillion in October, according to the latest eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. While many question the value of
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2015 measured 4.90 per cent, up from 2.96 per cent in October. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2015 of 4.90 per cent rose from 2.96 per cent in October 2015 primarily due to seasonal
Emerging Market hedge funds posted strong performance gains in October, driven by exposure to China and Russia, as risk tolerance and liquidity returned to emerging equity markets, with the HFRI Emerging Markets Index up +3.4 per cent. That was the
